try out hyprland

common/network/pia-vpn/service-container.nix

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.pia-vpn;
-  hostName = config.networking.hostName;
 
   mkContainer = name: ctr: {
     autoStart = true;
@@ -29,9 +28,6 @@ let
     config = { config, pkgs, lib, ... }: {
       imports = allModules ++ [ ctr.config ];
 
-      ntfy-alerts.ignoredUnits = [ "logrotate" ];
-      ntfy-alerts.hostLabel = "${hostName}/${name}";
-
       # Static IP with gateway pointing to VPN container
       networking.useNetworkd = true;
       systemd.network.enable = true;

common/network/pia-vpn/vpn-container.nix

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.pia-vpn;
-  hostName = config.networking.hostName;
   scripts = import ./scripts.nix;
 
   # Port forwarding derived state
@@ -99,8 +98,6 @@ in
 
           # Route ntfy alerts through the host proxy (VPN container has no gateway on eth0)
           ntfy-alerts.curlExtraArgs = "--proxy http://${cfg.hostAddress}:${toString cfg.proxyPort}";
-          ntfy-alerts.ignoredUnits = [ "logrotate" ];
-          ntfy-alerts.hostLabel = "${hostName}/pia-vpn";
 
           # Enable forwarding so bridge traffic can go through WG
           boot.kernel.sysctl."net.ipv4.ip_forward" = 1;
@@ -273,17 +270,10 @@ in
                 return 0
               }
 
-              MAX_RETRIES=4
-              for attempt in $(seq 1 $MAX_RETRIES); do
               if check_vpn; then
                 rm -f "$COUNTER_FILE"
                 exit 0
               fi
-                if [ "$attempt" -lt "$MAX_RETRIES" ]; then
-                  echo "Attempt $attempt/$MAX_RETRIES failed, retrying in 5 minutes..." >&2
-                  sleep 300
-                fi
-              done
 
               # Failed — read and update counter (reset if from a previous day)
               today=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
@@ -312,7 +302,7 @@ in
             description = "Periodic PIA VPN connectivity check";
             wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
             timerConfig = {
-              OnCalendar = "*:0/30";
+              OnCalendar = "*:0/5";
               RandomizedDelaySec = "30s";
             };
           };

common/ntfy/default.nix

@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@
       default = [ ];
       description = "Unit names to skip failure notifications for.";
     };
-
-    hostLabel = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.str;
-      default = config.networking.hostName;
-      description = "Label used in ntfy alert titles to identify this host/container.";
-    };
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf config.thisMachine.hasRole."ntfy" {

common/ntfy/service-failure.nix

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ in
             --max-time 30 --retry 3 \
             ${cfg.curlExtraArgs} \
             -H "Authorization: Bearer $NTFY_TOKEN" \
-            -H "Title: Service failure on ${cfg.hostLabel}" \
+            -H "Title: Service failure on ${config.networking.hostName}" \
             -H "Priority: high" \
             -H "Tags: rotating_light" \
             -H "Message: Unit $unit failed at $(date +%c)" \

common/pc/default.nix

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ in
 {
   imports = [
     ./kde.nix
+    ./hyprland.nix
     ./yubikey.nix
     ./chromium.nix
     ./firefox.nix

common/pc/hyprland.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{ lib, config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  cfg = config.de;
+in
+{
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    programs.hyprland.enable = true;
+    programs.hyprland.withUWSM = true;
+    programs.hyprland.xwayland.enable = true;
+
+    xdg.portal.extraPortals = [ pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland ];
+
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      # Bar
+      waybar
+
+      # Launcher
+      wofi
+
+      # Notifications
+      mako
+
+      # Lock/idle
+      hyprlock
+      hypridle
+
+      # Wallpaper
+      hyprpaper
+
+      # Polkit
+      hyprpolkitagent
+
+      # Screenshots
+      grim
+      slurp
+
+      # Clipboard
+      wl-clipboard
+      cliphist
+
+      # Color picker
+      hyprpicker
+
+      # Brightness (laptop keybinds)
+      brightnessctl
+    ];
+  };
+}

common/pc/kde.nix

@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ in
     services.displayManager.sddm.wayland.enable = true;
     services.desktopManager.plasma6.enable = true;
 
-    services.displayManager.sessionPackages = [
-      pkgs.plasma-bigscreen
-    ];
-
-    # Bigscreen binaries must be on PATH for autostart services, KCMs, and
-    # internal plasmashell launches (settings, input handler, envmanager, etc.)
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.plasma-bigscreen ];
-
     # kde apps
     users.users.googlebot.packages = with pkgs; [
       # akonadi

common/pc/steam.nix

@@ -8,29 +8,6 @@ in
     programs.steam.enable = true;
     hardware.steam-hardware.enable = true; # steam controller
 
-    # Login DE Option: Steam Gamescope (Steam Deck-like session)
-    programs.gamescope = {
-      enable = true;
-    };
-    programs.steam.gamescopeSession = {
-      enable = true;
-      args = [
-        "--hdr-enabled"
-        "--hdr-itm-enabled"
-        "--adaptive-sync"
-      ];
-      steamArgs = [
-        "-steamos3"
-        "-gamepadui"
-        "-pipewire-dmabuf"
-      ];
-      env = {
-        STEAM_ENABLE_VOLUME_HANDLER = "1";
-        STEAM_DISABLE_AUDIO_DEVICE_SWITCHING = "1";
-      };
-    };
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gamescope-wsi ];
-
     users.users.googlebot.packages = [
       pkgs.steam
     ];

common/server/gitea-actions-runner.nix

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, lib, allModules, ... }:
+{ config, lib, ... }:
 
 # Gitea Actions Runner inside a NixOS container.
 # The container shares the host's /nix/store (read-only) and nix-daemon socket,
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 let
   thisMachineIsARunner = config.thisMachine.hasRole."gitea-actions-runner";
-  hostName = config.networking.hostName;
+  hostOverlays = config.nixpkgs.overlays;
   containerName = "gitea-runner";
   giteaRunnerUid = 991;
   giteaRunnerGid = 989;
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ in
       };
 
       config = { config, lib, pkgs, ... }: {
-        imports = allModules;
+        system.stateVersion = "25.11";
-
+        nixpkgs.overlays = hostOverlays;
-        ntfy-alerts.ignoredUnits = [ "logrotate" ];
-        ntfy-alerts.hostLabel = "${hostName}/${containerName}";
 
         services.gitea-actions-runner.instances.inst = {
           enable = true;

common/server/ntfy.nix

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ in
       auth-default-access = "deny-all";
       behind-proxy = true;
       enable-login = true;
-      attachment-expiry-duration = "48h";
     };
 
     # backups

home/googlebot.nix

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ let
   thisMachineIsPersonal = osConfig.thisMachine.hasRole."personal";
 in
 {
+  imports = [ ./hyprland.nix ];
   home.username = "googlebot";
   home.homeDirectory = "/home/googlebot";
 

home/hyprland.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+{ lib, osConfig, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  thisMachineIsPersonal = osConfig.thisMachine.hasRole."personal";
+in
+{
+  config = lib.mkIf thisMachineIsPersonal {
+    wayland.windowManager.hyprland = {
+      enable = true;
+      systemd.enable = false; # Required when using UWSM
+
+      settings = {
+        "$mod" = "SUPER";
+        "$terminal" = "ghostty";
+        "$menu" = "wofi --show drun";
+
+        general = {
+          gaps_in = 5;
+          gaps_out = 10;
+          border_size = 2;
+          "col.active_border" = "rgba(33ccffee) rgba(00ff99ee) 45deg";
+          "col.inactive_border" = "rgba(595959aa)";
+          layout = "dwindle";
+        };
+
+        decoration = {
+          rounding = 10;
+
+          blur = {
+            enabled = true;
+            size = 3;
+            passes = 1;
+          };
+
+          shadow = {
+            enabled = true;
+            range = 4;
+            render_power = 3;
+            color = "rgba(1a1a1aee)";
+          };
+        };
+
+        animations = {
+          enabled = true;
+          bezier = "myBezier, 0.05, 0.9, 0.1, 1.05";
+          animation = [
+            "windows, 1, 7, myBezier"
+            "windowsOut, 1, 7, default, popin 80%"
+            "border, 1, 10, default"
+            "borderangle, 1, 8, default"
+            "fade, 1, 7, default"
+            "workspaces, 1, 6, default"
+          ];
+        };
+
+        dwindle = {
+          pseudotile = true;
+          preserve_split = true;
+        };
+
+        input = {
+          follow_mouse = 1;
+          touchpad = {
+            natural_scroll = true;
+          };
+        };
+
+        misc = {
+          force_default_wallpaper = 0;
+        };
+
+        bind = [
+          # Applications
+          "$mod, Return, exec, $terminal"
+          "$mod, D, exec, $menu"
+          "$mod, L, exec, hyprlock"
+
+          # Window management
+          "$mod, Q, killactive"
+          "$mod, F, fullscreen"
+          "$mod, V, togglefloating"
+          "$mod, P, pseudo"
+          "$mod, J, togglesplit"
+
+          # Move focus
+          "$mod, left, movefocus, l"
+          "$mod, right, movefocus, r"
+          "$mod, up, movefocus, u"
+          "$mod, down, movefocus, d"
+
+          # Switch workspaces
+          "$mod, 1, workspace, 1"
+          "$mod, 2, workspace, 2"
+          "$mod, 3, workspace, 3"
+          "$mod, 4, workspace, 4"
+          "$mod, 5, workspace, 5"
+          "$mod, 6, workspace, 6"
+          "$mod, 7, workspace, 7"
+          "$mod, 8, workspace, 8"
+          "$mod, 9, workspace, 9"
+          "$mod, 0, workspace, 10"
+
+          # Move active window to workspace
+          "$mod SHIFT, 1, movetoworkspace, 1"
+          "$mod SHIFT, 2, movetoworkspace, 2"
+          "$mod SHIFT, 3, movetoworkspace, 3"
+          "$mod SHIFT, 4, movetoworkspace, 4"
+          "$mod SHIFT, 5, movetoworkspace, 5"
+          "$mod SHIFT, 6, movetoworkspace, 6"
+          "$mod SHIFT, 7, movetoworkspace, 7"
+          "$mod SHIFT, 8, movetoworkspace, 8"
+          "$mod SHIFT, 9, movetoworkspace, 9"
+          "$mod SHIFT, 0, movetoworkspace, 10"
+
+          # Scroll through workspaces
+          "$mod, mouse_down, workspace, e+1"
+          "$mod, mouse_up, workspace, e-1"
+
+          # Screenshots
+          ", Print, exec, grim -g \"$(slurp)\" - | wl-copy"
+          "SHIFT, Print, exec, grim - | wl-copy"
+
+          # Clipboard history
+          "$mod SHIFT, V, exec, cliphist list | wofi --dmenu | cliphist decode | wl-copy"
+        ];
+
+        bindm = [
+          # Move/resize with mouse
+          "$mod, mouse:272, movewindow"
+          "$mod, mouse:273, resizewindow"
+        ];
+
+        bindel = [
+          # Volume
+          ", XF86AudioRaiseVolume, exec, wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%+"
+          ", XF86AudioLowerVolume, exec, wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%-"
+
+          # Brightness
+          ", XF86MonBrightnessUp, exec, brightnessctl s 10%+"
+          ", XF86MonBrightnessDown, exec, brightnessctl s 10%-"
+        ];
+
+        bindl = [
+          ", XF86AudioMute, exec, wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ toggle"
+        ];
+
+        exec-once = [
+          "waybar"
+          "mako"
+          "hyprpaper"
+          "wl-paste --type text --watch cliphist store"
+          "wl-paste --type image --watch cliphist store"
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+
+    # Waybar
+    programs.waybar = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = {
+        mainBar = {
+          layer = "top";
+          position = "top";
+          height = 30;
+          modules-left = [ "hyprland/workspaces" ];
+          modules-center = [ "clock" ];
+          modules-right = [ "network" "pulseaudio" "battery" "tray" ];
+
+          clock = {
+            format = "{:%H:%M  %Y-%m-%d}";
+          };
+
+          battery = {
+            format = "{capacity}% {icon}";
+            format-icons = [ "" "" "" "" "" ];
+          };
+
+          network = {
+            format-wifi = "{essid} ({signalStrength}%) ";
+            format-ethernet = "{ipaddr}/{cidr} ";
+            format-disconnected = "Disconnected ";
+          };
+
+          pulseaudio = {
+            format = "{volume}% {icon}";
+            format-muted = "";
+            format-icons = {
+              default = [ "" "" "" ];
+            };
+            on-click = "wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ toggle";
+          };
+
+          tray = {
+            spacing = 10;
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+    # Notifications
+    services.mako = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = {
+        default-timeout = 5000;
+        border-radius = 5;
+      };
+    };
+
+    # Idle daemon
+    services.hypridle = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = {
+        general = {
+          lock_cmd = "pidof hyprlock || hyprlock";
+          before_sleep_cmd = "loginctl lock-session";
+          after_sleep_cmd = "hyprctl dispatch dpms on";
+        };
+
+        listener = [
+          {
+            timeout = 300;
+            on-timeout = "loginctl lock-session";
+          }
+          {
+            timeout = 330;
+            on-timeout = "hyprctl dispatch dpms off";
+            on-resume = "hyprctl dispatch dpms on";
+          }
+          {
+            timeout = 1800;
+            on-timeout = "systemctl suspend";
+          }
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+
+    # Lock screen
+    programs.hyprlock = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = {
+        general = {
+          hide_cursor = true;
+          grace = 5;
+        };
+
+        background = [
+          {
+            monitor = "";
+            color = "rgba(25, 20, 20, 1.0)";
+            blur_passes = 2;
+            blur_size = 7;
+          }
+        ];
+
+        input-field = [
+          {
+            monitor = "";
+            size = "200, 50";
+            outline_thickness = 3;
+            dots_size = 0.33;
+            dots_spacing = 0.15;
+            outer_color = "rgb(151515)";
+            inner_color = "rgb(200, 200, 200)";
+            font_color = "rgb(10, 10, 10)";
+            fade_on_empty = true;
+            placeholder_text = "<i>Password...</i>";
+            hide_input = false;
+            position = "0, -20";
+            halign = "center";
+            valign = "center";
+          }
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}

machines/fry/hardware-configuration.nix

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
 
   # thunderbolt
-  services.hardware.bolt.enable = false;
+  services.hardware.bolt.enable = true;
 
   # firmware
   firmware.x86_64.enable = true;

machines/howl/hardware-configuration.nix

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
 
   # thunderbolt
-  services.hardware.bolt.enable = false;
+  services.hardware.bolt.enable = true;
 
   # firmware
   firmware.x86_64.enable = true;

machines/zoidberg/default.nix

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
   ];
 
+  # Login DE Option: Steam
+  programs.steam.gamescopeSession.enable = true;
+  # programs.gamescope.capSysNice = true;
+
   # Login DE Option: Kodi
   services.xserver.desktopManager.kodi.enable = true;
   services.xserver.desktopManager.kodi.package =
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@
     "L+    /opt/rocm/hip   -    -    -     -    ${pkgs.rocmPackages.clr}"
   ];
 
-  services.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasma-bigscreen-wayland";
+  services.displayManager.defaultSession = "plasma";
 
   users.users.cris = {
     isNormalUser = true;
@@ -50,10 +54,10 @@
     uid = 1002;
   };
 
-  # Auto login into Plasma Bigscreen in john zoidberg account
+  # Auto login into Plasma in john zoidberg account
   services.displayManager.sddm.settings = {
     Autologin = {
-      Session = "plasma-bigscreen-wayland";
+      Session = "plasma";
       User = "john";
     };
   };

overlays/default.nix

@@ -31,12 +31,4 @@ in
       ../patches/music-assistant-zeroconf-port.patch
     ];
   });
-
-  # Plasma Bigscreen: TV-optimized KDE shell (not yet packaged in nixpkgs)
-  plasma-bigscreen = import ./plasma-bigscreen.nix {
-    inherit (prev.kdePackages)
-      mkKdeDerivation plasma-workspace plasma-wayland-protocols
-      qtmultimedia qtwayland qtwebengine qcoro;
-    inherit (prev) lib fetchFromGitLab pkg-config sdl3 libcec wayland;
-  };
 }

overlays/plasma-bigscreen.nix

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-{
-  mkKdeDerivation,
-  lib,
-  fetchFromGitLab,
-  pkg-config,
-  plasma-workspace,
-  qtmultimedia,
-  qtwayland,
-  qtwebengine,
-  qcoro,
-  plasma-wayland-protocols,
-  wayland,
-  sdl3,
-  libcec,
-}:
-mkKdeDerivation {
-  pname = "plasma-bigscreen";
-  version = "unstable-2026-03-07";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitLab {
-    domain = "invent.kde.org";
-    owner = "plasma";
-    repo = "plasma-bigscreen";
-    rev = "bd143fea7e386bac1652b8150a3ed3d5ef7cf93c";
-    hash = "sha256-y439IX7e0+XqxqFj/4+P5le0hA7DiwA+smDsD0UH/fI=";
-  };
-
-  patches = [
-    ../patches/plasma-bigscreen-input-handler-app-id.patch
-  ];
-
-  extraNativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-
-  extraBuildInputs = [
-    qtmultimedia
-    qtwayland
-    qtwebengine
-    qcoro
-    plasma-wayland-protocols
-    wayland
-    sdl3
-    libcec
-  ];
-
-  # Match project version to installed Plasma release so cmake version checks pass
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
-      --replace-fail 'set(PROJECT_VERSION "6.5.80")' \
-                     'set(PROJECT_VERSION "${plasma-workspace.version}")'
-
-    # Upstream references a nonexistent startplasma-waylandsession binary.
-    # Fix this in the cmake template (before @KDE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@ is substituted).
-    substituteInPlace bin/plasma-bigscreen-wayland.in \
-      --replace-fail \
-        'startplasma-wayland --xwayland --libinput --exit-with-session=@KDE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@/startplasma-waylandsession' \
-        'startplasma-wayland'
-  '';
-
-  # FIXME: work around Qt 6.10 cmake API changes
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DQT_FIND_PRIVATE_MODULES=1" ];
-
-  # QML lint fails on missing runtime-only imports (org.kde.private.biglauncher)
-  # that are only available inside a running Plasma session
-  dontQmlLint = true;
-
-  postFixup = ''
-    # Session .desktop references $out/libexec/plasma-dbus-run-session-if-needed
-    # but the binary lives in plasma-workspace
-    substituteInPlace "$out/share/wayland-sessions/plasma-bigscreen-wayland.desktop" \
-      --replace-fail \
-        "$out/libexec/plasma-dbus-run-session-if-needed" \
-        "${plasma-workspace}/libexec/plasma-dbus-run-session-if-needed"
-
-  '';
-
-  passthru.providedSessions = [ "plasma-bigscreen-wayland" ];
-
-  meta.license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl2Plus ];
-}

patches/plasma-bigscreen-input-handler-app-id.patch

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-Use the correct app_id when pre-authorizing remote-desktop portal access.
-
-The portal's isAppMegaAuthorized() looks up the caller's specific app_id in
-the PermissionStore.  An empty string only matches apps the portal cannot
-identify; it is not a wildcard.  Since the input handler is launched via
-KIO::CommandLauncherJob with a desktopName, the portal resolves it to the
-desktop file ID, so the empty-string entry never matches.
-
---- a/inputhandler/xdgremotedesktopsystem.cpp
-+++ b/inputhandler/xdgremotedesktopsystem.cpp
-@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
-     QDBusReply<void> reply = permissionStore.call(QStringLiteral("SetPermission"),
-                                                   QStringLiteral("kde-authorized"), // table
-                                                   true, // create table if not exists
-                                                   QStringLiteral("remote-desktop"), // id
--                                                  QLatin1String(""), // app (empty for host applications)
-+                                                  QStringLiteral("org.kde.plasma.bigscreen.inputhandler"),
-                                                   QStringList{QStringLiteral("yes")}); // permissions
-